20 Style Fails Women Hate

Women can be a tough species to figure out. What attracts one may repel another. But there are certain fashion moves that will turn off almost any self-respecting lady. To discover these universal sins, we went to the source and asked a handful of female stylists and fashion bloggers to share their biggest style turnoffs. Avoid them, or go home alone.

1. Overly decorative jeans: “Jeans with a lot of embellishment on them, multiple tones or 14 pockets—that’s 10 years ago. Donate those. Your jeans should be crisp, clean and simple.” —Nisonja McGary, stylist who has dressed guys like Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise

2. Baggy jeans: “Where’s the sex appeal in looking like you have four legs?” —JaKenna Gilbert, style blogger at JaKenna Changing

4. Overly casual outfits (e.g. under-dressing for date night): “There’s nothing worse than a woman getting dressed up for a night out and her man is just wearing a T-shirt and jeans. It looks like you don’t care.” —McGary

6. Dirty sneakers: “If you’re out with a girl, don’t wear the shoes that you wear every day with your buddies. Dirty sneakers will ruin your whole outfit.” —McGary

7. Jerseys: “Where the hell does a grown-ass man think he is going in a jersey? The players wear it as a uniform. You don’t catch them out in their jerseys with jeans on. And it has their name on it.” —Kim Turner, style blogger at Fashion Cents